…standards that have been a signature part of the American workplace. For those older workers who are still in the old industrial system their time is running out and those…
…alone working families – to be able to afford the cost of living today and invest in their future on a salary of $7.25 an hour. Increasing the minimum wage…
January 16, 2012 I am Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU, UFCW). I want to thank Speaker Quinn for bringing us together today for…
…up to ensure hospitals remained accessible and streets were plowed. The hunger crisis we face today is no less immediate, which is why my office will partner with the NYC…
…today, there’ll be no Palestinian moderates tomorrow.” Appelbaum also talked about the JLC’s rich and activist history, founded in 1934 by Yiddish-speaking immigrant trade union leaders including the International Ladies’…
…were covered by Defined Benefit plans. Today, it is down to approximately 16% and sliding off the cliff. Almost two-thirds of U.S. Corporate DB plans are closed to new entrants;…
…Oregon, testified at the November City Council hearing that, although it costs more, higher wages offers his company a variety of important advantages. “Running a facility with a higher-paid staff…
…would have only had two sitting members and three empty chairs. The Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that the Board needs at least three members to conduct business or issue…
January 12, 2012 By Bendix Anderson, LaborPress Senior Editor This November, George Miranda became the first Puerto Rican ever elected to the executive board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters….
…had no objection to his reemployment. Kenneth Peterson worked for the Mark Hopkins International Hotel from December 2009 through March 1, 2011. The CBA lawfully provided that employees had to…
